Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province by area but the least developed, with a population of 15 million. Despite being rich in minerals and natural resources, including copper and gas ...

A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.

Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province, home to around 15 million ... Baloch people make up 3.6 percent of Pakistan’s population, 2 percent of Iran and 2 percent of Afghanistan.

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army, which has long waged an insurgency against Islamabad, has claimed responsibility for ...